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VACANT 1ST FLOOR OFFICE FRONT(URP REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY AND CO). IEBC LEVEL 2 ALTS. NO CHANGES IN USE CLASSIFICATION. NO STRUCTURAL WORK OR MODIFICATIONS. SEE PRIOR ALTS PERMIT WITH ADDITIONAL FIRE RATINGS FOR FLOOR CONSTRUCTION AND STAIR CONSTRUCTION ON AP185383, ALSO 171682,163140"},{"number":"924072","date":"2018-11-01","work":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-06-16","scope":"SFD REMOVING ALL SIDING AND INSTALLING 1/2 PLYWOOD INSTALLING NEW ALUMINUM WINDOW."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":-0.67,"timeline":[{"y":2008,"k":"sale","p":75000},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2016,"k":"sale","p":25000},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"277311","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"LEROY P ELAM","legalName":"LEROY P ELAM","address":"234 S 60TH ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-09-21","latestIssueDate":"2004-09-21","expirationDate":"2005-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"},{"number":"646157","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Closed","businessName":"NANCY NOWAKOWSKI (C/O AGENT-WELLS FARGO)","legalName":"NANCY NOWAKOWSKI","address":"234 S 60TH ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2014-10-30","latestIssueDate":"2014-10-30","expirationDate":"2015-02-28","inactiveDate":"2015-04-29"},{"number":"809698","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Clear Prime Investments","legalName":"Clear Prime Investments","address":"234 S 60TH ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":null,"units":3,"issuedDate":"2019-04-18","latestIssueDate":"2019-04-18","expirationDate":"2020-04-17","inactiveDate":"2020-06-16"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"809698","type":"Rental","businessName":"Clear Prime Investments","legalName":"Clear Prime Investments","issuedDate":"2019-04-18","latestIssueDate":"2019-04-18","closureDate":"2020-06-16","expirationDate":"2020-04-17","inactiveDate":"2020-06-16","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"646157","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"NANCY NOWAKOWSKI (C/O AGENT-WELLS FARGO)","legalName":"NANCY NOWAKOWSKI","issuedDate":"2014-10-30","latestIssueDate":"2014-10-30","closureDate":"2015-04-29","expirationDate":"2015-02-28","inactiveDate":"2015-04-29","status":"Closed","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"277311","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"LEROY P ELAM","legalName":"LEROY P ELAM","issuedDate":"2004-09-21","latestIssueDate":"2004-09-21","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2005-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 157% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $87,300 to $224,500","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #193745: COMPLETED.","why":"Philadelphia says a zoning approval or Property Sales Certification can identify a use without proving that it was established under the Building Code. A change of use, unit count, exits, or fire rating can require a Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy.","action":"Verify the lawful use, unit count, associated construction permits, and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-certificate-of-occupancy/"},{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"2 permits not marked completed: 185383 (EXPIRED), 924072 (Expired). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","why":"Issued work is not the same as approved final work. L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.","action":"Open the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$1,853.47 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2021.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.","action":"Check period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"id":"mixed-use","level":"verify","title":"Residential and business space run on separate compliance tracks","finding":"OPA classifies this parcel as mixed-use.","why":"The zoning/use and occupancy file must cover the actual residential and commercial spaces. Dwelling units can require Rental Licenses and lead compliance; the operator can separately need an Activity License and sector license; installed fire systems can require annual certification.","action":"Match every dwelling and business use to the zoning permit, CO, current operator licenses, and life-safety filings.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-certificate-of-occupancy/"},{"id":"rental-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as mixed-use; no active Rental License row matched.","why":"A multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.","action":"Confirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"1 fire/suppression-related permit matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.","action":"Confirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #277311: Inactive since Dec 22, 2012; Vacant Residential Property / Lot #646157: Closed since Apr 29, 2015","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as mixed-use. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.","why":"Philadelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.","action":"Check the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-06-09-pay-your-trash-fee-bill-by-june-30/"}],"closingChecks":[{"title":"Property Sales Certification","body":"The seller must obtain Philadelphia’s certificate showing the base zoning, last use in the zoning record, and open violations. The City warns that it does not prove Building Code occupancy or show zoning overlays.","action":"Obtain the fresh certificate and compare it with the CO, permits, and Atlas overlays.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-property-sales-certification/"},{"title":"Date-effective City Property Payoff","body":"The Tax Center Property Payoff covers Real Estate Tax, Commercial Trash, and L&I abatement-work invoices. Philadelphia says it does not include business-tax debts or liens, water and sewer charges, or fines for code violations.","action":"Request the City statement effective through settlement; read every period and invoice.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"title":"Professional title and water-lien searches","body":"OPA ownership, deed summaries, and a zero tax balance are not clear title. Mortgages, judgments, municipal claims, water liens, easements, heirs, and other encumbrances require separate searches.","action":"Use a Pennsylvania lawyer/title company and obtain owner’s title insurance; order the separate water search/payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-04-07-why-title-insurance-is-your-best-friend-when-buying-a-home-in-philadelphia/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/water-gas-utilities/pay-or-dispute-a-water-bill/resolve-water-liens-judgments/"}]}